feel like giving up (devotional)

8/14/2019 Feel Like Giving Up (Devotional)

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Feel Like

Giving Up?Devotional


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Feel Like Giving Up?

David wrote in Psalm 61:1-8 the

following:

1. Hear my cry, O God; attend unto my prayer.

2. From the end of the earth will I call unto

You, when my heart is overwhelmed: Lead meto the rock that is higher than I.


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3. For You have been a refuge for me, a strong

tower from the enemy.

4. I will dwell in Your tabernacle forever: I

will take refuge in the covert of Your wings.


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5. For You, O God, have heard my vows: You

have given me the heritage of those that fearYour name.

6. You will prolong the king's life; his years

shall be as many generations.


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7. He shall abide before God forever: Oh

prepare lovingkindness and truth, that they maypreserve him.

8. So will I sing praise unto Your name

forever, that I may daily perform my vows.


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When his son Absalom rebelled against him,

David had to flee from Jerusalem to save his life.

Out of that experience he wrote this psalm.

Hear my cry, O God; attend unto my

prayer.


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From the end of the earth will I call unto You,

when my heart is overwhelmed: Lead me to therock that is higher than I.

For You have been a refuge for me, astrong tower from the enemy. (Verses 1-3)


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David was asking for God's help and strength.

He may have been in a cave when he wrote these

words or hiding in a shelter in the wilderness.We don't know. But his true Rock was God. His

true Shelter and his true Strong Tower was God.

It's good to know that when we are away from thesafety of home and city, we still have the safety

of the Lord.


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David was abiding.I will dwell in Your

tabernacle forever: I will take refuge in the

covert of Your wings. (Verse 4)

This means the Holy of Holies, where the

wings of the cherubim overshadowed the Arkof the Covenant.


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We might ask, "How can you abide in the

tabernacle, David, when you're out there in the

wilderness? You're running away."

He would say, "My God is always with me.

As long as I abide in Him, I am abiding inHis tabernacle. David realized he didn't

need city walls for protection.


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When you bring your requests to the Lord and

rely on Him, you discover you can rejoice in

Him. "For You, O God, have heard my vows....You will prolong the king's life" (verses 5-6).

God answered David's prayer.

What is God to you? Is He your Rock, yourShelter, your Strong Tower, your Tabernacle?

Are you trusting Him to meet your specific

needs today?


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God never intended that His people "throw in the

towel." Remember these truths. He is alwayslistening to your cry. He is always with you and

will never forsake you, whatever your

circumstances. You can always rejoice in God's

protection. Apply the truths of this psalm to your

situation today.

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